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Yes! Another great resource from Joan Ganz Cooney Center sharing what child-centered media CAN look like (rather than just what it shouldn’t look like).

Appreciate this piece by Maha Ball via #ConnectedLearning - "Why is all the focus on teaching lay people how to code, and not teaching computer scientists and people who work in tech companies to center empathy and humanity in their work?" clalliance.org/blog/humanity-…

Always a great nuanced summary from Jacqueline Nesi, PhD and the Greater Good Science Center.

Not surprisingly - teens don't exist in a vacuum. Let's start talking about caregiver #mentalhealth washingtonpost.com/parenting/2023…

Back to School Priorities - what else would you add to this list? Lots of love for all the educators, staff, students, and parents being brave together - ready to grow grow grow. sparkandstitchinstitute.com/back-to-school…

National Scientific Council on Adolescence (NSCA) member Jacqueline Nesi, PhD spoke with Devorah Heitner from the The Washington Post about #youth sharing to find social support online: washingtonpost.com/parenting/2023…

Grateful to have soaked in the science, scholarship & engaged contributions of @TAYA_Lab Linda Charmaraman Heather Kirkorian Dra. Lucía Magis Weinberg Jenny Radesky, MD Henry Willis Rachel Barr @carrie_james Dr. Emily Weinstein and more. Truly thrilling. The Intl Congress on Media and Developing Minds is a wrap!

Sharing a new piece of research out this week from Jenny Radesky and her lab C.S. Mott Children's & me and my team Common Sense Media that looks at a week in the life of a young person's smartphone, using passive sensing data and youth co-interpretation of that data. 🧵commonsensemedia.org/research/const…

Developing a sense of purpose–a feeling of direction in life that guides us day to day toward activities that matter to us–is one of the key developmental tasks of #adolescence.

If kids could design a social networking app for themselves & their peers, what would it look like? Azi Jamalian, PHD shares highlights from some co-design sessions conducted for the #CooneyCenterSandbox with @MrsWOfficial and The GIANT Room. bit.ly/3QIyyHG

‘Unless binding legislation is brought forward, the Government’s approach to regulating AI will remain reliant on the goodwill of powerful AI companies like Microsoft, Google and Meta. Voluntary commitments to good practice are not enough”

Proud to participate in this press conference announcing revitalized efforts to pass the MN Kids Code. This content-neutral design-focused bill addresses online harms upstream w/out taking away youth agency and access. TY Erin Maye Quade and Kristin Bahner for your leadership!

Happy International Women’s Day! 🎉 This year, the theme is Inspire Inclusion, and one way to do that for #youth is to provide accurate and positive messages about their racial and ethnic identity.

Is there ever a "right" time to allow kids access to social media? Lisa Damour, PhD offers a wise, pragmatic approach that encourages parents to foster open communication with their tweens and teens to encourage healthy use of social technologies. bit.ly/3vn5ZI1

Need a reminder that it is possible to create safer and healthier online spaces for children and teens? This report shows us a roadmap for making this happen in the US. It’s also why I support the Minnesota Kids Code.

“The three-layer framework illustrates just how important it is to consider the role of design when reflecting on young people’s experiences on social media platforms.” CLA Blog: Design Matters: Why We Should Resist Using Social Media Shorthand connectedlearning.news/cla1213b23 Dr. Katie Davis

AI bots can make mistakes. Sometimes they're simple, but others times much more serious, like reinforcing harmful stereotypes. Help your students think critically about AI bias and how it impacts our understanding of the world. commonsense.org/education/digi…

We are 8 episodes in to the new Connected & Courageous podcast from Spark & Stitch! Season 1 is all about tech and teens. We've already had incredible guests like Linda Charmaraman, Dr. Katie Davis, Dr. Emily Weinstein, Elizabeth Englander and more to come! Give it a listen? sparkandstitchinstitute.com/podcast/

I am still thinking about my conversation with Jason Nagata, MD and am thrilled to share it on today's episode of the Connected & Courageous podcast. On boys (and teens of all genders), eating disorders, and social media: sparkandstitchinstitute.com/podcast/on-boy…